Two dead in Tardeo wall collapse

Two persons including one engineer were killed and one other was injured after a portion of a compound wall collapsed with debris crushing the three who were carrying our piling work at an under construction site near the RTO in Tardeo on Saturday evening.

According to BMC officials, the incident occurred at Shri Siddhi Towers on Saturday evening. The victims were identified as Faiz Khan (24) and Tapan Das (28) who were rushed to the civic run Nair hospital. 22-year-old Jaydeo Roy was admitted to the hospital but was later treated and discharged.

Officials said that there was excavation and piling work being carried out at the site. “It was a plot belonging to the BMC’s estate department and was handed over to a private developer for redevelopment. Excavation work was going on and there was a big pit. The three were inside the pit and a retaining wall and debris crashed on them. They were trapped under the debris,” said Vishwas Mote, Assistant Municipal Commissioner, D ward.

Local Shiv Sena corporator Arvind Dudhwadkar said that work at the site has been stopped after the incident. “Work has been stopped. The labourers lived at the site. The police must investigate if they had necessary safety gear,” Dudhwadkar said.

"We have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) in the matter and our inquiry is on. Action would be taken if there is any negligence," said Sanjay Surve, Senior police inspector of Tardeo police station.